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A+-100/200
CompTIA A+ CERTIFICATION: Core Hardware & Operating Systems
5 Days
Tuition: $2495
If you are getting ready for a career as an
entry-level information technology (IT) professional or personal computer
(PC) service technician, the CompTIA®
A+®
Certification course is the first step
in your preparation. This course will build on your existing user-level
knowledge and experience with personal computer software and hardware to
present fundamental skills and concepts that you will use on the job. In
this course, you will acquire the essential skills and information you will
need to install, upgrade, repair, configure, troubleshoot, optimize, and
perform preventative maintenance of basic personal computer hardware and
operating systems.
Prerequisites:
Students taking this course should have the
following skills: End-user skills with Windows-based personal computers,
including the ability to: Browse and search for information on the Internet.
Start up and shut down the computer. Log on to a computer and computer network.
Run programs. Move, copy, delete, and rename files in Windows Explorer. Basic
knowledge of computing concepts, including: The difference between hardware and
software. The functions of software components, such as the operating system,
applications, and file systems. The function of a computer network.
Performance Based Objectives
Upon successful
completion of this course, students will be able to:
·
Identify the components
of standard desktop personal computers.
·
Identify fundamental
components and functions of personal computer operating systems.
·
Identify best practices
followed by professional personal computer technicians
·
Install and configure
computer components.
·
Install and configure
system components.
·
Maintain and
troubleshoot peripheral components.
·
Troubleshoot system
components.
·
Install and configure
operating systems.
·
Maintain and
troubleshoot installations of Microsoft Windows.
·
Identify network
technologies.
·
Install and manage
network connections.
·
Support laptops and
portable computing devices.
·
Support printers and
scanners.
·
Identify personal
computer security concepts.
·
Support personal
computer security.
·
Maintain safe and
healthy work habits while servicing computers.
·
Identify the
characteristics of PC’s internal system components.
·
Identify the features of
various bus architectures.
·
Install or remove
devices on standard ports.
·
Identify the internal
expansion capabilities of a PC.
·
Install fixed disk
storage systems.
·
Identify the technical
characteristics of common removable media disk drives.
·
Identify and
troubleshoot input and output peripheral devices.
·
Install, configure, and
work with various portable computing devices.
·
Describe the basic
components of a network.
·
Perform preventative
maintenance procedures.
Course
Content:
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Personal Computer
Components
·
Operating System
Fundamentals
·
PC Technician
Professional Best Practices
·
Installing and
Configuring Peripheral Components
·
Installing and
Configuring System Components
·
Maintaining and
Troubleshooting Peripheral Components
·
Troubleshooting System
Components
·
Installing and
Configuring Operating Systems
·
Maintaining and
Troubleshooting Microsoft Windows
·
Network Technologies
·
Installing and Managing
Network Connections
·
Supporting Laptops and
Portable Computing Devices
·
Supporting Printers and
Scanners
·
Personal Computer
Security Concepts
·
Supporting Personal
Computer Security |
